A full-page in the regional daily
La Provence, another one in
O Estado de Saõ Paulo, one of the major Brazilian newspapers, and scores of articles, photos and videos in the media across the world—the ITER Headquarters inauguration, on Thursday 17 January, was indeed an event with global reach...
Words pronounced by European Commissioner for Energy Günther H. Oettinger and French Minister of Research Geneviève Fioraso, who unveiled the marble plaque at the entrance of the building together with Director-General Motojima, made headlines. In both their official addresses and in the many interviews granted to the press, the Commissioner and the Minister voiced their strong support for the ITER Project.
Commissioner Oettinger highlighted Europe's "particular responsibility to make ITER a success," as the project's main contributor. Minister Fioraso reaffirmed France's unwavering commitment as Host, "in cooperation with all the ITER Parties," to see the project through to a successful conclusion. "If the spirit of cooperation is present, if the spirit of commitment is present," she said, "then we will be successful."
The Minister expressly thanked the French Agence Iter France and the European Domestic Agency Fusion for Energy for their accomplishments in the realization of the ITER Project in France.